Mia Consalvo is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Game Studies and Design at Concordia University. She is the coauthor of Real Games (MIT Press) and Players and Their Pets and the author of Atari to Zelda and Cheating (both MIT Press).

Marc Lajeunesse holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Concordia University. He produces several academic podcasts including the Connecting to Game and Humour and Games series.

Andrei Zanescu is Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at Concordia University. His research explores the intersection of Hollywood film and prestige television as cultural institutions and blockbuster game companies operating in the Euro-American context.